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    workmanship is as one of a kind as your taste in sustenance or garments, roused by your experience, childhood and even proficient mastery. THE BACKROUND Gather data on the craftsman and the verifiable foundation. To break down "Guernica" by Picasso, you have to realize that Guernica is a town pulverized by the Nazi, and you need to peruse up on the fundamental

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    were practiced on was Guernica, a city of about 5,000 people and no strategic value as a military target (Guernica…bombing of Guernica).

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    The possibilities were endless. Two paintings exhibit the unrestrained work of modern artists: "Guernica" and "No. 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist)".

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    When comparing the two art pieces of art, “Guernica” by Pablo Picasso and “Executions of the Third of May” by Goya, you may interpret the underlying meaning to be the same. However, the era in which these paintings were created are noticeably different as well as the techniques. The history in which these two works were created is intriguing. The implicit and explicit similarities and differences between these two historical pieces are astonishing. “Guernica”, which was created in 1937 was Picasso’s

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    can the people around you. Would you go up to Edgar Allen Poe, and say “Hey man, your obsession with death, disappear and the supernatural really triggers me, so I’mma need you to stop writing about it,” or go up to Picasso and say, “Hey listen, Guernica is great and all, but don’t display it, because the way it’s painted triggers my body dysmorphia triggers.” No. In fact, the people who need “trigger warnings” probably haven’t read

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    The documentary Chevolution covers the worldwide impact and legacy that was left behind by a photographer known as Korda. A photograph taken in 1960, an image of Che called Guerrillero Heroico, took the world by storm as a revolutionary icon. The film breaks down how the iconic symbol of Che impacted many dynamics of interpretation – politics, art, religion, among others. Corinna Lotz stated “Korda’s image has worked its way into languages around the world. It has become an alpha-numeric symbol

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    In the painting Guernica by Pablo Picasso, the artist uses abstract shapes and figures to represent the horrors of war. The work is a large mural painted in oils and the colors used are variations of black and white. By using these dark somber colors instead of bright vibrant colors, Picasso shows that Guernica is not a painting that is supposed to be visually pleasing but instead is supposed to present a message. Certain shades of grey in the painting look like that of an old printed newspaper and

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    For this project I will be going over the medium for Guernica by Pablo Picasso. The medium means the tools and paints used to create the artwork for this particular piece, it also has to do with the technique on how to construct this painting. But first, let me give you a little background of this symbolic painting. Pablo Picasso created this painting in reaction to the aerial bombing over Guernica, Spain by German and Italian forces during the Spanish Civil War back in 1937. After this tragedy,

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    In 1937, Pablo Picasso depicts an epic event in history in his "Guernica" using visual symbolism, line, space, light and color which advocates to the observer the truth behind the subject matter of the artwork itself. The line used leads to specific images to tell the story; the space throughout the work is filled with many jagged and sharp shapes with an odd use of positive and negative space. The light and color illuminate the actual scene. Knowing and understanding how the artist uses these three

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    resonated with my art style the greatest. I love using small details or minor symbols to tell a story and the examples of narrative art were some of my earliest sources of inspiration including Roy Lichtenstein’s “Drowning Girl” and Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica.” Learning the aspects of play was also a major contributor to the final project idea. Play was both fun and had the ability to make

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